Ahhhhhhh.... I've been WAITING for this. And you pull it all off with grace and diplomacy and a wholle lot of fun, and a reference to Kermit and Piggy's nuptuals. That looks spelled wrong. I.... am too tired to care.
The point is, you remain excellently excellent at all the things that make your writing so positively rare. And I will say this... that the depth of my emotional reactions to what happens in your stories are... so visceral, that it's often VERY nearly as intense as I would react if the Muppets WERE my personal friends and neighbours. (Hey, a girl can dream... if ony she could sleep.) The song is gorgeous, and I ike your pipes very much, and hey, I know what I'm talking about. I'm practically a pro in that area, so take that to heart. Back to what YOU are a pro in... I was sooo happy for Floyd and Janice. Nearly put me in tears. If I weren't braced for it, it would have. You know... you're really one of the most well-rounded authors I've ever read, and I include published authors in that. (Actually, plenty of THEM can't compete.) You're just... good at everything. The language, the emotional progression, the elaborate, intricate plots that just come together almost magically. You've told me that sometimes things just seem to work out like that for you, the characters surprise you (Don't they just, the rascals!) and sometimes I know that it is hard hard work and a lot of thought. My point is... I can understand that on a small scale. On a small scale, language-wise, that happens to me. Often quick little word exchanges will just work... pun-wise, or something. But that's a small scale. I can't manage it on a large scale... but you do. It seems a miraculous gift to me, and you know I mean that when I say it too.
So... beautiful chapter of a beautiful, emotionally connecting story. The intensity of it all is almost too much for me sometimes, if I'm feeling fragile. But stories mean a lot to me, so that's not entirely unusual.
Keep going, hon. I know you've touched a lot of people. Including this silly, sleep deprived Canadian girl.